Development Engineer/Systems Engineer - Aerospace

A Development Engineer is urgently required to assist in the development, testing and qualification of cutting edge electromechanical aircraft equipment for a variety of customers.

These systems require many leading edge technologies to meet demanding performance and safety requirements; including:
Precision hydraulic and fuel systems, motor drive technologies, composite braking and actuation, avionic control systems incorporating complex electronic hardware, software and system control, monitoring and indication, aerodynamic metallic and composite structures.

This is a contract role for 12 months

Key Tasks and Responsibilities include:
* Provide technical input to requirements definition and validation.
* Customer and supplier facing responsibilities to discuss and agree qualification strategy and activity.
* Compilation of development and qualification plans including functional, environmental and mechanical aspects.
* Compilation of test procedures and reports.
* Analysis and interpretation of test data.
* Equipment and system evaluation against requirements to produce qualification statements including analysis and comparison of requirements and build standards.
* Input to verification matrices at equipment, sub-system or system level to demonstrate compliance to customers.
* Planning, arranging and attending test activities including control of test hardware, test support equipment, transportation and test cost and schedule.

Qualifications:

Qualifications and experience for Development Engineers will ideally include:
* Experience of requirements management tools (DOORS, CRADLE etc)
* Knowledge of environmental standards (RTCA DO160, MIL-STD-810 etc)
* Experience of performing environmental and functional testing, and verification of compliance by similarity
* Experience of development engineering activities and understanding of product life cycles.

Please note that as our client deal with defence customers, you will be required to go through the UK MOD SC security clearance process. The minimum requirement for security clearance is residence in the UK for at least 5 years. We regret that we are unable to process applications from candidates not eligible for clearance.

Capital International Staffing Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.